§ 59. Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make inquiries to discover whether any confusion existed in his Department between Leslie Parkes and his brother George who served at the same time as his brother in the same regiment, in the same company and at the same camp but was discharged on medical grounds, having served only six years of a nine-year engagement.
§ Mr. HealeyI would refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave on 27th February to my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow, East (Mr. Roebuck).—[Vol. 742, c.70.]
§ 48. Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for Defence for what purpose the escort to Mr. Parkes at the Royal Army Ordnance Corp depot at Blackdown were carrying pick handles.
§ Mr. HealeyBlackdown is an open camp with no perimeter fence. It is the normal rule there that soldiers are90W equipped with pick helves on any kind of guard duty, and no special arrangement was made for Mr. Parkes.